Nile carp

Nile carp
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Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Labeo
Species:	L. niloticus
Binomial name
	Labeo niloticus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Cyprinus niloticus Linnaeus, 1758;

The Nile carp (Labeo niloticus) is a fish species in the genus Labeo. It feeds primarily on plankton, and is distributed along the entire Nile valley. It is generally believed^{[by whom?]} to be the fish that swallowed the phallus of the Egyptian god Osiris in the myth regarding his death at the hands of his brother Seth.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Azeroual, A.; Getahun, A.; Vreven, E. (2010). "Labeo niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182692A7945029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182692A7945029.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ FishBase

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Azeroual, A.; Getahun, A.; Vreven, E. (2010). "Labeo niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182692A7945029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182692A7945029.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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